• Explain why water has a high heat capacity.
Why is this important for life?
• Explain why liquid water is more dense than
ice. Why is this important for life?
• Differentiate between acids and bases.
• What are buffers used for?
• List all the polymers of the learned groups of
macromolecules. Match up the appropriate
monomers with each polymer.
• Differentiate between structural and
stereoisomers and enantiomers.
Identify the following molecules and
answer the questions
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Name this monomer.
List its components
Name the polymers.
List two functions of this
monomer.
• Is this polar or nonpolar?
• Name the reaction that
combines the monomers to
form polymers
• What main group of
macromolecules does this
belong to?
• Which subgroup?
• What specific learned
macromolecule?
• How do you know?
• List the functions of the
subgroup.
• What is the reaction that
breaks the polymer into
monomers?
• What is this
macromolecule?
• Name the monomers
• Name the components
of the monomers.
• List the levels of
structure involved.
• List 5 functions of this
polymer
• What major group of macromolecules does this
belong to?
• What is the polarity of this molecule?
• List the monomers
• List 4 functions.
• Name a subgroup within this main group that has a
different polarity.
• How does enzyme structure fit to perform its
function?
• What are inhibitors? How can they be used in
enzyme regulation.
• List three other ways of regulating enzyme
activity.
• Draw a picture of ATP. What is its function?
• How does ATP perform its function?
• State the second law of thermodynamics and
explain how it determines chemical reactions in
living organisms.
• What is the difference between cofactors and
coenzymes. What basic nutrients would be
appropriate for each group?
• List the homeostatic steps of
thermoregulation.
• List the homeostatic steps of blood glucose
regulation.
• Differentiate between positive and negative
feedback mechanisms. Name an example of
each.
• List the four basic types of animal tissues.
• Describe the structure and function of
epithelial tissues.
• Describe the structure and function of muscle
tissues. Name their types.
• Relate the structure of bone and blood to
their function.
• Differentiate between the digestive system of
a cnidarian and an arthropod.
• List the important nutrients that we need to
take in.
• Explain how the structure of the stomach fits
to perform its function.
• Explain how the structure of the small
intestine fits to perform its function.